2016 Writivism Short Story Prize Guidelines

The Writivism Short Story Prize is an annual award for emerging African writers administered by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE).

Entrants must be unpublished writers, resident in an African country. One is deemed published if they have a book of their own.

Any questions of eligibility shall be resolved by the CACE administration and their decision is final.

Entries must be submitted online, by emailing them to info@writivism.com as attachments (not in the body email), clearly labeled in the subject: 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize Submission from January 30 until March 31, 2016. The writer must include in the body of the email, other information about him/her, as country of residence, age, legal name and pen name (where applicable) and telephone contact.

Only one entry per writer may be submitted for the Writivism Short Story Prize. The story must be original and previously unpublished in any form except…